About Us
Who We Serve
About Us
Who We Serve
More important than what we do is why we do it:
- Our approach to tax consulting is to gain a deep understanding of our client and offering our subject matter expertise.
- When incentives like EPAct Section 179D were first introduced, there was a lack of specialized consulting and knowledge.
- Most generalized accounting firms do not have the expertise required
- Few advisors specialize in these tax incentives
CPAs and Business Development Partners
We are the exclusive provider of tax incentive services for partners such as CPA firms, Manufacturing Extension Partnerships, University Incubators, Business Resource Organizations, etc.
Our team is flexible to meet the unique and varied needs of our partner’s clients. We place a strong emphasis on fostering long-term relationships and truly being a trusted partner. Our focus is to optimize your clients’ tax strategies and allow our partners the ability to offer value-added tax services. We handle the project from start to finish, including credit calculations and filing guidance.
We are accredited by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) to provide continuing education for CPA/IRS Enrolled Agents.
- Multi-disciplinary team of engineers, CPAs, Attorneys, and tax professionals
Business Owners/Building Owners
Helping American businesses increase cash flow and drive overall growth.
We offer specialty tax consulting to businesses of all sizes and industries. We handle the tax savings, so you can focus on growing your business.
Our team is comprised of subject matter experts who work closely with you and your tax professionals to increase tax savings through engineering-based tax incentives.
- R&D Tax Credits
- EPAct 179D
- Inflation Reduction Act Credits
Our process is turn-key, handling each project from start to finish, including credit estimates, calculations, and filing guidance.
School Districts, Universities, Cities, Towns, and Not-for-Profits
Energy Tax Savers offers a turn-key process with dedicated support throughout the entire lifecycle of your alternative energy project.
We help navigate tax-exempt entities through the Elective Pay process and receive various tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Our team provides unparallelled expertise in order to substantiate the maximum IRA credits and ensure its defense. Our process ensures your project meets the requirements for prevailing wage, domestic content, energy community, etc.
Our proof is in the pudding savings. See for yourself how you can save
thousands of dollars with our decades of tax incentive expertise. The pudding is on us.
Speak With Our Tax Experts
Charles R. Goulding
President
Charles R. Goulding is an Attorney/CPA, President and founder of Energy Tax Savers/R&D Tax Savers, two divisions of a national tax consulting firm. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Cooper Industries Inc. (now Eaton) in Houston, Texas. Before joining Cooper, Mr. Goulding was a vice president of Dover Corporation, an eight billion dollar sales NYSE diversified industrial manufacturer. At both companies, Mr. Goulding created and administered company-wide R&D Tax Credit programs. These programs encompassed both domestic and international business operations and have helped generate over $600 million in tax savings for their respective firms. Mr. Goulding has been at the forefront of R&D Tax Credit work since the credit’s inception in 1981.
Mr. Goulding has a law degree from Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor) and an MBA from Adelphi University. Mr. Goulding also participated in Pace University’s Doctor of Business Administration Program. His undergraduate degree is from the State University of New York at Stony Brook where he was a double major in Political Science and Economics. He spent his junior year abroad at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mr. Goulding is a former President of the New York Chapter of the Tax Executives Institute and also participated in Pace University’s Doctor of Business Administration Program. He has served as the co-chairman of the Taxation of Mergers and Acquisition conferences in Chicago, Houston, New York City, San Francisco and Paris, France. He recently chaired New York’s Solar Investment Conference.
He has authored over 800 articles for numerous tax publications including International Business, International Tax Journal, Euromoney, Taxation for Accountants, The Practical Accountant, The CPA Journal, and Corporate Business Taxation Monthly.
Mr. Goulding successfully litigated the Dover Corporation case in U.S. Tax Court (the first check the box case) and the Pulsar International case on reasonable compensation. He is also the Mayor of the Village of Oyster Bay Cove, New York